Mr. Scott Melbye reports

URANIUM ROYALTY, ORION AND ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN TO CREATE A LEADING ROYALTY PLATFORM THROUGH COMBINATION OF URANIUM ROYALTY AND SWEETWATER ROYALTIES

Uranium Royalty Corp. has entered into an arrangement agreement to combine with entities owning a 92-per-cent interest in Sweetwater Royalties from funds managed by Orion Resource Partners LP and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers', together with Orion, the sellers). The transaction implies a 100-per-cent enterprise value for Sweetwater of approximately $1.9-billion (U.S.) (based on $625-million (U.S.) of debt outstanding as of April 1, 2026) and an attributable equity value to be acquired by Uranium Royalty of approximately $1.1-billion (U.S.).

Under the transaction, Sweetwater and Uranium Royalty will combine under a newly formed United States-domiciled parent company, Uranium Royalty Corp. (new Uranium Royalty), which will apply to have its shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market. On completion of the transaction, the sellers will receive approximately $330-million (U.S.) in cash and $813-million (U.S.) in new Uranium Royalty shares at a deemed value of $3.64 (U.S.) per new Uranium Royalty share, subject to adjustment under the arrangement agreement.

Scott Melbye, chief executive officer, president and director of Uranium Royalty, stated:

"We welcome this transformational combination that will accelerate near-term cash flows from competitive and reliable, long-life assets located in a top-tier jurisdiction, Wyoming, in which we have a great deal of affinity and familiarity. More importantly, it provides a strong financial base to allow us to fully realize and expand our uranium focus at a time of historic growth in nuclear energy. The global uranium market is experiencing a meaningful primary supply deficit, expected to drive significant capital investment in the years ahead. This enhanced, newly formed royalty leader will be uniquely positioned to capitalize on favourable market dynamics."

Jon Lamb, managing partner of Orion and chairman of Sweetwater, commented:

"Uranium Royalty was built as the first and only uranium-focused royalty company, and this strategic combination represents a natural evolution into a first-of-its-kind platform combining high-quality royalty cash flows with one of the largest landholdings in the United States. Importantly, that land base provides significant long-term embedded growth potential and optionality across uranium and other critical minerals, reinforcing the strategic value of this platform at a time of renewed focus on domestic critical supply chains. As long-term investors in the mining sector, we see a compelling opportunity to combine durable, industrial-based cash flows with uranium exposure, creating a differentiated and scalable royalty company positioned for disciplined growth. We look forward to being a partner as new Uranium Royalty executes on this strategy."

Transaction highlights

• Immediate and significant cash flow generation: The transaction adds a well-established, unique, cash-flowing royalty portfolio with long reserve lives and approximately 50 years of stable historical cash flows. Sweetwater royalties are underpinned by industry-leading assets and operators, generating, on a 100-per-cent basis, average adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of approximately $74-million (U.S.) in each of the last two fiscal years.
• Premier U.S. land position: Pro forma Uranium Royalty will become the second-largest public company landowner in the United States (excluding REITs) and the largest landowner in Wyoming (with approximately 850,000 acres of fee surface rights, and approximately 4.5 million acres of mineral rights in fee). Sweetwater's extensive land package covers Wyoming's Green River basin, the world's largest known trona deposit and provides an element of control uncommon in the royalty space.
• Significant growth profile: Underlying Sweetwater assets have or are undertaking production expansions and, based on operator disclosures and information, are expected to increase attributable Soda ash production capacity by over 60 per cent in the coming years, without requiring incremental capital investment from new Uranium Royalty. Greenfield projects have the potential to further increase total royalty attributable capacity with additional potential upside from uranium royalties and streams.
• Increased scale and attractive valuation: The transaction is expected to transform Uranium Royalty into the largest publicly traded U.S. non-precious metals royalty company, positioning it for potential trading rerate through increased operating scale. The combination is also significantly accretive to net asset value, cash flow and earnings per share.
• Orion and Ontario Teachers' maintaining significant equity exposure: Upon closing, Orion and Ontario Teachers' are expected to hold approximately 43 per cent and 16 per cent (prior to the effects of any additional preclosing financing), respectively, of new Uranium Royalty's pro forma shares outstanding. Each will be party to investor rights and support agreements, adding two supportive institutional shareholders to Uranium Royalty's strong shareholder base.
• Uniquely positioned to accelerate inorganic Uranium Royalty growth: Strong free cash flow backed balance sheet will support disciplined, value-accretive uranium royalty acquisitions. Widening uranium supply gap enhances strategic inorganic growth opportunities and accelerates new Uranium Royalty's market positioning.
• Enhanced uranium optionality: Sweetwater's land position provides significant uranium exploration potential in Wyoming, the leading U.S. state for uranium production and resources.

Sweetwater royalties highlights

Sweetwater is a privately held land and mineral royalty company headquartered in Lakewood, Colo. The company combines a high-quality portfolio of revenue-based mineral royalties with one of the largest private land positions in the United States, creating a durable cash flow platform with significant long-term optionality.

Sweetwater represents a rare combination of:

• Production revenue royalties on assets with relatively long reserve lives;
• Stable historical cash flows;
• Significant embedded production growth with no owner capital required;
• Significant surface and mineral land optionality in a Tier 1 jurisdiction uncommon for traditional royalty and streaming companies.

Sweetwater's land holding includes approximately 200,000 acres situated within the Known Sodium Leasing Area (KSLA) and an additional 650,000 fee surface acres. Furthermore, Sweetwater's portfolio includes approximately 4.5 million acres of mineral rights across its regional operations.

Sweetwater's Soda ash royalties

Sweetwater's primary assets are production revenue royalties calculated on a per-ton basis for each sale of sodium mineral products produced or extracted from the applicable leased premises (net of certain deductions) over five operating Soda ash mines and two advanced greenfield natural Soda ash projects located in Wyoming in the KSLA. The royalties are equal to the greater of (i) a royalty rate of 8 per cent of the sale price of such sodium mineral products or (ii) the highest royalty rate under any then-existing federal, state or private sodium lease in Sweetwater county, Wyoming, paid by the lessee, in each case calculated in accordance with the terms of the applicable lease agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of such agreement, less, in some cases, certain deductions for commissions, discounts, sales and use taxes, and handling costs to customary destinations. These operations are owned and operated by leading global industry participants, including WE Soda, Tata Chemicals, Sisecam and Solvay (American Soda). The royalty portfolio is underpinned by the Green River basin, which hosts the world's largest known deposit of natural trona. Wyoming accounts for approximately 90 per cent of global natural trona reserves, making Sweetwater's land position uniquely strategic.

Mineral ownership within the KSLA in the Green River basin is checkerboarded between Sweetwater and governmental entities, and Sweetwater has generally received a royalty on approximately half of the Soda ash production and sales from the basin over time. The amount Sweetwater receives will depend on the mining plans of the individual operators as they mine between government and Sweetwater lands.

Sweetwater's royalty assets have demonstrated consistent performance, generating average adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of approximately $74-million (U.S.) (on a 100-per-cent basis) over the past two fiscal years. The underlying mines have operated for approximately 50 years. Several of the operators have announced that they have, or are embarking, on expansions which have the potential to lead to increased production capacity tied to Sweetwater's royalty land in the coming years. Furthermore, the two advanced greenfield projects are of significant scale which could materially increase royalty cash flows once in operation.

Sweetwater's land optionality

Outside of the KSLA, Sweetwater owns an additional 650,000 fee surface acres and approximately 4.5 million acres of mineral rights across its regional operations.

In recent years, Sweetwater has expanded its business strategy to generate additional revenue streams that capitalize on its extensive surface and mineral footprints, including renewable energy royalties, with more than 300,000 surface acres under lease for potential renewable energy development.

Management believes the scale, location and strategic characteristics of Sweetwater's surface and mineral estates may provide the potential for additional long-term value creation through other land uses and development opportunities. These may include, among other things, data centres, real estate development, ranching and grazing, battery storage, critical minerals, and infrastructure-related uses.

Furthermore, management believes the scale, location and geologic setting of Sweetwater's surface and mineral estates may provide potential long-term uranium optionality on certain portions of the land package.

Soda ash

Soda ash is one of the most widely consumed inorganic industrial materials in the world and is commonly produced and sold as an odorless white powder that is soluble in water. Soda ash is a chemical refined from mineral trona and is a key input in the manufacture of, among other things, glass, chemicals and other industrial products. Approximately 50 per cent of Soda ash consumption is attributable to the glass manufacturing industry, including container glass, flat glass and fibreglass applications. Other applications include water treatment, detergents and soaps, paper production, textiles, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Sodium bicarbonate produced from Soda ash is also used in food production, including baked goods, household cleaning products and medicinal formulations. Additionally, Soda ash is a key ingredient in lithium production, solar panel glass and sodium batteries, providing an additional upside potential on the back of growing EV (electric vehicle) adoption.

Soda ash is produced either synthetically or naturally through various mining methods. Natural and synthetic Soda ash are chemically identical and are interchangeable within the vast majority of industrial applications for which they are used. Natural Soda ash is generally regarded as having a meaningfully lower cash cost of production than synthetic Soda ash, primarily due to its lower energy intensity and reduced raw material input costs. It is also typically viewed as a more environmentally favorable production route.

The combination of durable Soda ash royalties, land-based recurring income and strategic mineral optionality positions Sweetwater as a unique royalty platform that complements and diversifies Uranium Royalty's existing uranium royalty portfolio and allows Uranium Royalty to finance an accelerated uranium royalty and stream growth strategy.

Uranium Royalty highlights

Uranium Royalty is the world's only uranium-focused royalty and streaming company and the only pure-play uranium royalty company listed on the Nasdaq. Uranium Royalty provides investors with direct exposure to uranium commodity prices through a diversified strategy of acquiring and managing uranium interests, including royalties, streams, debt and equity in uranium companies, as well as holdings of physical uranium.

The company has assembled a globally diversified portfolio of high-quality uranium assets, anchored by cornerstone royalties on some of the world's most significant and lowest-cost uranium operations. Key assets include interests in the McArthur River mine and Cigar Lake mine, operated by Cameco, in Canada's Athabasca basin, widely recognized as the premier uranium jurisdiction globally. Uranium Royalty's portfolio also provides exposure to near-term cash flow through project restarts, such as the Lance project, operated by Peninsula Energy in Wyoming, and the Langer Heinrich mine in Namibia, operated by Paladin. Development-stage assets include projects such as Uranium Energy Corp.'s Roughrider project in Saskatchewan, Canada. Uranium Royalty provides both geographic diversification and leverage to future uranium supply growth.

In addition to its royalty and streaming portfolio, Uranium Royalty has bought and sold significant inventories of physical uranium, further enhancing its direct sensitivity to uranium price movements and offering investors a hybrid exposure model that combines financial instruments with commodity ownership.

Uranium Royalty's management team and board comprise individuals with decades of combined experience in the uranium and nuclear energy sectors, including global expertise in mine finance, project identification and evaluation, mine development, government affairs, and uranium marketing and trading. This specialized capability underpins the company's disciplined investment approach and its ability to partner with leading operators globally.

Transaction details

The transaction will be implemented by way of a statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. Prior to completion of the arrangement, Orion and Ontario Teachers' will contribute interests in Sweetwater to new Uranium Royalty, a newly incorporated Delaware company. Under the arrangement, among other things, Uranium Royalty shareholders will exchange their Uranium Royalty shares for new Uranium Royalty shares on the basis of one new Uranium Royalty share for each Uranium Royalty common share held by them at the effective time of the arrangement. The effect of the arrangement will be that the sellers' ownership interests in Sweetwater will have been exchanged for total cash consideration of $330-million (U.S.) and $813-million (U.S.) in new Uranium Royalty shares, issued at a share price of $3.64 (U.S.), subject to adjustment under the arrangement agreement. On completion of the transaction, new Uranium Royalty will be the publicly traded parent company of the combined group. It is expected that existing Uranium Royalty shareholders, Orion and Ontario Teachers' will hold approximately 41 per cent, 43 per cent and 16 per cent of the outstanding new Uranium Royalty shares, respectively, on completion of the arrangement and prior to the effects of subsequent financing (as defined below).

The transaction is subject to, among other things, approval by Uranium Royalty shareholders (66.66 per cent), requisite court approval, applicable stock exchange and regulatory approvals, and other customary closing conditions. A shareholder meeting is expected to occur on or about July, 2026, with closing thereafter subject to regulatory approvals.

Transaction funding

To finance a portion of the cash consideration under the transaction, Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC), which currently owns approximately 12 per cent of the outstanding Uranium Royalty common shares has agreed to subscribe for subscription receipts of Uranium Royalty at a price of $3.64 (U.S.) per subscription receipt, for total proceeds of $40-million (U.S.) (the UEC subscription). Each subscription receipt will automatically convert into one Uranium Royalty share in the event all escrow release conditions set out in the subscription agreement are satisfied, including satisfaction of the conditions precedent to the arrangement and receipt of conditional approval of the arrangement from Toronto Stock Exchange and approval from shareholders at the shareholder meeting. Closing of the UEC subscription is expected to occur shortly after receipt of conditional approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, with the subscription funds to be held in escrow pending satisfaction of the escrow release conditions. Following confirmation of the escrow release conditions and delivery of a release notice to the escrow agent, the release of escrowed funds will occur immediately prior to closing of the arrangement and conversion of the subscription receipts will occur immediately prior to closing of the transactions in the sequence set out in the plan of arrangement. In the event that the escrow release conditions are not satisfied prior to the outside date of the arrangement, or the arrangement agreement is terminated, the subscription receipts will expire and UEC will be entitled to receive a refund of the escrowed funds. Based on the currently outstanding shares and the number of new Uranium Royalty shares to be issued (assuming no additional financing is completed prior to closing), UEC would own approximately 8 per cent of new Uranium Royalty on completion of the arrangement.

The company expects to finance the cash portion of the acquisition by means of existing cash on hand, the UEC subscription and additional existing liquidity. Prior to closing of the transaction, new Uranium Royalty intends to pursue external financing sources.

Under the arrangement agreement, the proportion of cash and new Uranium Royalty shares to be received by the sellers will be adjusted in the event that Uranium Royalty completes a financing prior to closing of the transaction. In such event, the first $52-million (U.S.) of the net proceeds, and 80 per cent of any excess net proceeds received beyond $92-million (U.S.), will be utilized to reduce the new Uranium Royalty share consideration to the sellers under the arrangement.

Uranium Royalty had a cash balance of approximately $90-million (U.S.) as of Jan. 31, 2026. Since Jan. 31, 2026, Uranium Royalty has also sold approximately $151-million (U.S.) of uranium inventory to date and has a further approximately $50-million (U.S.) of uranium inventories based on current market prices.

The UEC subscription constitutes a related-party transaction under Multilateral Instrument 61-101 -- Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions. The sale of subscription receipts to UEC is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 pursuant to sections 5.5(a) and 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of any securities issued to, nor the consideration paid by, UEC exceeded 25.0 per cent of the company's market capitalization. The board of directors of the company has approved the ffering, the related party transaction with UEC and all ancillary matters.

Transaction structure

Immediately prior to the transaction, Orion and Ontario Teachers' will have transferred their Sweetwater interests to new Uranium Royalty. Pursuant to the arrangement, a number of steps will occur at closing, including Uranium Royalty shareholders exchanging their Uranium Royalty shares for one share of new Uranium Royalty (or, in the case of electing eligible Canadian Uranium Royalty shareholders, one exchangeable share (as defined below)). The arrangement will require the approval of at least 66.66 per cent of the votes cast in person or by proxy by common shareholders of Uranium Royalty at a special meeting of shareholders. The arrangement will also require customary court approval in Canada.

Eligible Canadian shareholders of Uranium Royalty will be able to elect to receive, for each common share, exchangeable shares in a Canadian subsidiary of new Uranium Royalty, which will be exchangeable into shares of new Uranium Royalty for a period of up to 10 years after completion, instead of the shares of new Uranium Royalty to which they would otherwise be entitled at completion. The exchangeable shares will have the same economic and voting rights as the shares of new Uranium Royalty.

In connection with the transaction, Uranium Energy Corp. and certain of the directors and executive officers of Uranium Royalty, in respect of approximately 14 per cent of the outstanding Uranium Royalty common shares, have entered into customary voting agreements agreeing to vote those Uranium Royalty common shares in favour of the transaction.

Shareholder rights agreements

In connection with the transaction, Orion, Ontario Teachers' and Uranium Royalty will enter into an investor rights and support agreement, which will include customary terms, among other things, that Orion and Ontario Teachers':

• Will vote new Uranium Royalty shares in support of management recommendations on certain matters for a period of two years following closing of the transaction, other than matters relating to changes to constating documents or certain fundamental transactions such as mergers, business combinations, restructurings and other corporate transactions;
• For a period of the earlier of two years after closing of the arrangement or until such time as Orion or Ontario Teachers', as applicable, hold less than 10 per cent of the outstanding NewCo shares:
  • Provide notice of certain proposed sales of new Uranium Royalty shares and have agreed to certain restrictions relating to sales of new Uranium Royalty shares to certain counterparties, including any counterparty that would hold more than 10 per cent of the outstanding new Uranium Royalty shares as a result of such sale;
  • Will agree not to dispose of any new Uranium Royalty shares for six months after closing of the arrangement, unless the volume weighted average price of the new Uranium Royalty shares exceeds $7.50 over any 20-day-trading period commencing 90 days after closing of the arrangement.

Orion and Ontario Teachers' will have pro rata board nomination rights with rights for up to two directors joining from Orion and one from Ontario Teachers'. The resulting combined representation will be capped below 50 per cent.

The investor rights and support agreement also grants Orion and Ontario Teachers' customary anti-dilution rights for a period of two years after closing and customary registration rights, including the right to require new Uranium Royalty to file and maintain a shelf registration statement covering the resale of their new Uranium Royalty shares, as well as customary demand and piggyback registration rights, in each case subject to customary restrictions and limitations.

Management and governance

Following completion of the transaction, Uranium Royalty will continue to be led by Scott Melbye as president and chief executive officer and Amir Adnani as chairman, uranium industry veterans with over 60 years of combined experience. Sweetwater will continue to operate under the leadership of chief executive officer Damon Barber, who has over 30 years of experience in global mining and resource development.

It is expected that the meeting of Uranium Royalty shareholders to approve the transaction and, subject to satisfaction of the conditions under the arrangement, closing will occur on or about the early third quarter of 2026.

Board of directors' recommendations

Following the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of independent Uranium Royalty directors, the board of directors of Uranium Royalty has unanimously approved the transaction and recommend that shareholders vote in favour of the transaction. Paradigm Capital Inc. has provided a fairness opinion dated April 15, 2026, to the special committee, stating that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated in such opinion, the consideration payable to the sellers in connection with the transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to Uranium Royalty.

Advisers and counsel

Uranium Royalty has engaged National Bank Capital Markets as its financial adviser and Sangra Moller LLP, Haynes and Boone LLP, and Holland and Hart LLP as its legal advisers in connection with the transaction. The special committee has engaged Paradigm Capital Inc. as its financial adviser. Uranium Royalty has also engaged Goldman Sachs Canada Inc. as its strategic adviser.

Sweetwater has engaged Rothschild & Co as its financial adviser. Orion has engaged Sidley Austin LLP and Torys LLP as its legal advisers. Ontario Teachers' has engaged Torys LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP as its legal advisers.

Call and webcast

A conference call will be held at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 16, 2026, to discuss the transaction. To participate, please use one of the following methods:

North America (toll-free):  1-877-270-2148

International:   1-412-317-6060

A presentation accompanying the conference call discussing the transaction will be available on Uranium Royalty's website and a replay of the event will be available following the conference call.

About Uranium Royalty Corp.

Uranium Royalty is the world's only uranium-focused royalty and streaming company, and the only pure-play uranium listed royalty company on Nasdaq. Uranium Royalty provides investors with uranium commodity price exposure through strategic acquisitions in uranium interests, including royalties, streams, debt and equity in uranium companies, as well as through holdings of physical uranium. The company is well positioned as a capital provider to an industry needing massive investments in global productive capacity to meet the growing need for uranium as fuel for carbon-free nuclear energy. Uranium Royalty has deep industry knowledge and expertise to identify and evaluate investment opportunities in the uranium industry. The company's management and the board include individuals with decades of combined experience in the uranium and nuclear energy sectors, including specific expertise in mine finance, project identification and evaluation, mine development, and uranium sales and trading.

About Sweetwater Royalties

Sweetwater Royalties is a privately held land and mineral royalty company that owns one of the largest private land and mineral estates in the United States. Sweetwater owns approximately 4.5 million mineral acres and approximately 850,000 fee surface acres in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado (the land grant). Sweetwater's vast surface and mineral estates underpin a royalty platform of large-scale Soda ash royalties and a broad mix of long-term development opportunities. Sweetwater Royalties is primarily owned by Orion ResoUranium Royaltye Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.

About Orion Resource Partners LP

Orion Resource Partners is a global investment firm specializing in the metals and materials critical to sustainable economic growth and the energy transition, with $9.2-billion (U.S.) of assets under management and a team of more than 80 professionals across six global offices. Orion has successfully invested across the metals and materials value chain for over a decade, operating complementary investment strategies spanning the full liquidity spectrum, finding and capturing opportunities driven by the long-term trends of global decarbonization, the constrained supply of critical resources, and advancements in industrial technologies. Orion is a signatory to the UN PRI and the IFC Performance Standards on Environmental and Social Sustainability.

Technical information

For further information regarding Uranium Royalty's royalty interests, including the projects underlying such interests, please refer to Uranium Royalty's annual information form for the year ended April 30, 2025.

Darcy Hirsekorn, BSc, Geol, chief technical officer of the company, has supervised the preparation of this news release and has reviewed the additional scientific and technical information contained herein. Mr. Hirsekorn is a qualified person as defined under National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.

Information regarding the Sweetwater assets will be included in a management information circular of Uranium Royalty to be issued in connection with a shareholder meeting of Uranium Royalty to be held to approve the arrangement. The meeting materials will include important information regarding Sweetwater and its assets. In connection with the meeting materials, Uranium Royalty expects to file an NI 43-101 technical report respecting the projects underlying Sweetwater's material royalties. Investors should review the meeting materials and such technical report for further details regarding the transaction and Sweetwater and its assets.

We seek Safe Harbor.